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PILLAC

Département : Charente

Blason de Pillac
Official blazon
French

Écartelé: au 1er losangé d'or et de gueules, au 2e d'argent à l'orme de sinople, au 3e d'argent à trois épis de blé, tigés, feuillés et empoignés d'or, au 4e d'azur à la coquille stylisée de Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle tournée d'or; sur le tout, d'argent à trois pals ondés d'azur à dextre et au lion de gueules à senestre.

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Origin/meaning

The arms were officially adopted on December 10, 2021.

The first quarter is taken from the arms of the Angoumois region, in which the village is situated. The green elm tree refers to the forest and the longtime relation between the villagers and the forests.

The third quarter refers to agriculture and the three stalks refer to the different crops grown in the municipality. The fourth quarter shows the symbol of the Camino de Santtiago, the pilgrim road to Santiago de Compostela, on which the village is situated.

The inescucheon shows the waters of the Atlantic Ocean and the lion of Aquitaine

Literature: Image from http://www.armorialdefrance.fr

Template:Fr1 Template:Media1; La Gazette Pillacoise No 37 (2021)